A Word in the Woods

The last thing a spring and early summer hiker needs is a more resilient biting insect. Seems like DEET is becoming just so much hot sauce for backcountry mosquitoes, and here’s why:

Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance: Scientific American.

Tags: DEET, mosquitoes, science

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